William Yardley
| Full name: | William Yardley |
| Born: | 10th June 1849, Altomont, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India |
| Died: | 28th October 1900, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | underarm Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Occasional wicket-keeper | |
| Education: | Rugby School; Trinity College, Cambridge University |
| Other Sports: | Racquets (Cambridge University) |
| Biography: | The first batsman to score a century in the Varsity match (1870). A benefit match was played at Lord's in 1901 for his widow and children. |
| Teams: | Kent (Main FC: 1868-1878); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1869-1872); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1868-1878) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
| Overall | 83 | 151 | 11 | 3609 | 130 | 25.77 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 6 |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1868-1878) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 360 | 21 | 227 | 7 | 2-10 | 32.42 | 0 | 0 | 51.42 | 3.78 |
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